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RA INI ANn PMPIRP The Sun Bernardino County Sun i inutnu tmrinE Wednesday, March 26. 1997 Obituaries County helps out UltraScreen theater "Ben" of Yueaipa; and three sisters. Sonya Mao of Lakeforest and Brittany N. anil Kchckah A both of Yueaipa. Service will be at 10 a.m.

Thursday at First Baptist Church of Yueaipa. 34784 Yueaipa Blvd. Interment will follow at Desert Lawn Cemetery, 11251 Desert Lawn Drive, Calimesa. Hughes Funeral Chapel in Yueaipa is directing. CHARLES SMITH Route salesman Charles "Roger Smith, 73.

of San Bernardino, died Saturday The county's lwerks Ultra Screen theater faces competition from two large theaters already at the Ontario Mills mall. AMC opened a 5.700 seat, 30 screen theater complex in December and the Edwards 22-screen theater opened Friday. Edwards also will open an 1MAX theater. At least one supervisor didn't expect the loan afterthought. "I frankly thought originally that the start-up costs were sufficient to get it up and running and did not think a capital fund was necessary," said Dennis Hansberger.

He has opposed the county going into the movie business, but approved the funds with the rest of the board. "The county's already built the darn thing and is getting ready to open it. Now we have to try and do things to make it successful. I'm concerned that what's going to happen is we're going to lose money." Hansberger wanted assurances that the county would be reimbursed. However, it seems the county put itself third in line.

Ellington said theater revenue first goes toward repaying $7.4 million in taxable bonds. Management fees for Ogden and the county are second. Any revenue then would be split between the county and Ogden. The entire loan may not be needed, but $500,000 is the maximum that could be borrowed. By Cerise A.

Valenzuela Sun Staff Writer SAN BEHNAKMNO Managers of the county's UltraScreen theater will Ret a $400.700 boost before the May 23 opening, county supervisors decided Tuesday. Thcv also authorized a STXKUXXX) loan to "get the theater up and running." Ogden Entertainment Services requested the $400,700 for pre-opening labor, film rental and marketing for the Ontario Mills site. The county agreed last May to pay those expenses. The $500,000 was extra. The contract between the county and Ogden allowed the company to advance working capital to the county if it is repaid with prime interest.

But E. Jay Ellington, director of the county Community and Cultural Resources Department, said it would be less expensive for the county to borrow from the general fund. "A portion of it would be made up in interest revenue," he said. Still several supervisors and County Administrative Officer Jim Hlawek were unable to say whether the $500,000 loan from the general fund was budgeted as part of the more than S7 million project. As part of the deal, the county will postpone payment of a $100,000 management fee to Ogden until after the opening of the 440-seat theater.

two brothers, Max of Chicago and Hick of Geneva. Ohio; her sister, Maxine of Tujanga; nine grandchildren; and live great grandchildren. Service will be at 1 p.m. Satur- dav at Bear Vallev Golf Range, 23839 Bear Valley Road, Apple Vallev. Inurnment will be pri- vale.

LAURA A. WILLARD Sales clerk Laura A. Willaid, H8, of Yu- caipa died Jan. 31 of pneumonia at Braswell's Convalescent Home in Yueaipa. Willard, a native of Sullivan County, lived in Yueaipa 37 years.

She worked as a sales clerk for 20 years. She was member of Eastern Star Chapter 560 in Yu- caipa, United Methodist Church of Yueaipa and The Women's Club of Yueaipa. Survivors include her brother, Malcolm E. Jewel of Colorado Springs. and two sisters, Evelyn Fidlerand Mildred DeW- itl.

both of Yueaipa. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. April 2 at United Methodist Church. 35177 Beech Yu-J caipa. Inurnment is private.

Nop- tune Society of Los Angeles is tli--reeting. The family suggests donations to the Music Endowment Fund of-United Methodist Church, 35177 Beach Yueaipa 92399. IZIE E. YOUNG Nurse's aide lzie E. Young, 78, of Yueaipa died Sunday at Redlands Com-'.

inunity Hospital. The cause of i death is unknown, pending a doctor's report. Young, a native of lived in Yueaipa seven years. She formerly lived in Bloomington. She was a nurse's aide for 20 years.

She was a member of Yu- caipa Valley Church of the Naza-; rone. Survivors include her hus-; band. Clair; her son. Gene of San Bernardino; three daughters, Joan Shaffer and Gerry Krotzer, both of Texas, and Lauretta Griggs of Calimesa; 11 grandchildren; and 11 greatgrandchildren. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.

today at Green Acres Chapel. 11715 Cedar Bloomington. Service will he at noon Thursday at Green Acres Chapel. Interment will follow at Green Acres Memorial Park. of lung cancer at home.

Smith, a native of a lived i San -nardiuo 35 years and in Rialto 35 years. II worked as route salesman lor Welch's Uniform Supply. He was a member of Elks Lodge 836 and the American Legion Post 0014. He served in the Air Force in World War II and the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Naomi.

Services and inurnment will be private. Mt. View Mortuary and Cemetery in San Bernardino is directing. The family suggests donations to Vitas Hospice. 301 E.

Vander bilt Wav, Suite 200, San Bernardino 92408. RAYMOND WHELPLEY Bail bondsman Raymond P. Whelpley, 75. of Apple Valley died Wednesday in Victorville. The cause of death is unknown, pending a doctor's report.

Whelpley. a native of Ashtabula. Ohio, lived in Apple Valley 10 years. He worked as a bail bondsman for 14 years. He was a World War II Navy veteran.

He helped build the Bear Valley Golf Range. Survivors include his wife, Carol; four sons. Lee of Orlando, Larry of Imperial Beach. Terry Garcken of Ventura and Eric of Irvine; two daughters, Karen Davis of Rinirock, and Debbie Perry of Escondido; Our Tradition of Years is to Guarantee the Most AjfonbNe Senice Eileen C. Mead Thursday Graveside 2:00 P.M.

Mt. View Cemetery 1 53 N. Watoman Aw. San Bemrfno -889-0173 I'-'l1: lAlS IT 3 1 1 rfQ MEMORIAL CHAPEL rE'iivnmTV! Mm Man, daughter, 4, shot after argument Council of San Bernardino and Elrabeth Mayberry and Wanda Barnes, bolh of Fontana; 13 a i I and 14 great grandchildren. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 in.

Thursday at Given Acres Chapel. 117 15 Cedar liloom-ington. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Green Acres Chapel. Interment will follow at Green Acres Memorial Park.

ANNA FUSCO DIANA Telephone operator Former Fontana resident Anna Fusco Diana. 89. of Mont-clair died Monday of congestive heart failure at Community Extended Care Hospital in Mont-clair. Diana, a native of Broddock, lived in Fontana 18 years. She was a telephone operator at Pennsylvania Bell Telephone Co.

for 40 years. Survivors include her daughter. Jetta M. Adamson of Mont-clair; her sister. Nellie Fusco of Wilkinsburg.

three grandchildren; and six great grandchildren. Mass will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 17080 Arrow Fontana. Burial will follow at Green Acres Memorial Park, 11715 Cedar Bloomington.

LURENE A. HOOVER Redlands resident Lurene A. Hoover, 79, of Red-lands died Friday of a cerebral vascular accident at Braswell's Colonial Care in Redlands. Hoover, a native of Ames, Iowa, lived in Redlands one year. She was a homemaker 57 years.

She was a member of United Methodist Church in Yueaipa. Survivors include two sons, Bruce of Simi Valley and Steve of Slaterville. Utah; her brother. Gordon Stephens of St. Paul.

her sister. Dorothy Erick-son of South Dakota; and three grandchildren. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church. 35177 Beech Yueaipa.

Private inurnment is planned. Weaver Mortuary in Beaumont is directing. LUTHER T. JACKSON Heavy equipment operator Luther T. Jackson, HO, of Bar-stow died Monday at Kaiser Santa Teresa Hospital in San Jose.

The cause of death is unknown, pending a doctor's report. Jackson, a native of Tarlton, lived in Barstow 56 years. He was a heavy equipment operator for Goldstone-Bendix Corp. for 50 years. He was a World War II Army veteran.

He-was a founder of the corporation's 10K club. He was a member of Calvary Chapel in Victor-ville. Survivors include his son, Kenneth R. McFee of Victorville; his daughter, Norma Robinson of Barstow; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m.

Thursdav at Mt. View Memorial Park, 37067 Irwin Road. Barstow. Mead Mortuary in Barstow is directing. EFFIE O'CONNOR Clerk Effie O'Connor.

84. of Colton died Monday of heart failure at Kaiser Medical Center in Fontana. O'Connor, a na-t i of Utah, lived in Colton 54 years. She worked as a clerk for San Bernardino County for 10 years. She was a member of the American Association of Retired Persons.

Survivors include her (laugh ter. Mary Jane Gibbons of Colton; her sister. Ollie Wilson of Utah; four grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Colton Funeral Chapel.

1275 N. La Cadena Drive. Interment will be private at Green Acres Memorial Park in Bloomington. IDELLAH C. PEELER Secretary Idellah C.

Peeler. 89. of Yueaipa died Sunday at Braswell's Yueaipa Valley Convalescent Hospital. The cause of death is unknown, pending a doctor's report. Peeler, a native of Longmont, lived in Yueaipa 30 years.

She was a secretary for Pacific Electric Railroad for 10 years. Survivors include her son, David of Laguna Niguel; her daughter. Joan Knapp of Yueaipa; her brother, Martin Luther of Lake Forest; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two great great-grandchild ren. Service will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Emmerson Bartlett Memorial Chapel, 35208 Yueaipa Yueaipa.

Private interment will be at Hillside Memorial Park in Redlands. ROBERT W. REAGAN Student Robert William Reagan, 17, of Yueaipa died Friday at the scene of an automobile accident in Yueaipa. The cause of death is unknown, pending a coronor's report. Robert, a native of Redlands, lived in Yueaipa 15 years.

He was a student at Yueaipa High School. Survivors include his parents, Norene S. and William C. of Yueaipa; his brother, William JOHN L. AMICO Auto mechanic John 1,.

Amico. 60. of Mentone died Sunday of cardiac failure at Hedlamls Community Hospital. Amico. a native of Woodstock, lived in Mentone 10 years.

He worked as an auto mechanic for I'anoga AMC in Cano-ga for 30 years. He was an Air Force veteran. Survivors include his wife, Patricia; his son, John Jr. of Northridge; two daughters. Robin Smith of Mentone and Bene Villoral of Houston: his brother, Dominie of Woodstock, two sisters.

Frances of Woodstock, and Phyllis Burg of St. Petersburg, and seven grandchildren. Service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans Medical Center Chapel.

11201 Benton Loma Linda. Private interment will follow at Riverside National Cemetery. Dickey Mortuary in Fontana is directing. NICE M. CIABATTINI Cook Nice Maria Ciabattini.

91 of Highland died Saturday at Asste-nicia Villa in Redlands. The cause of death is unknown, pending a doctor's report. Ciabattini, a native of Pogna-na. Italy, lived in Highland 42 years. She worked as a cook for Aquinas High School for 10 years.

She was a member of St. Adelaide's Catholic Church in Highland. Survivors include two sons. Edward and Ernest, both of Highland: her daughter. Edith Troy of Twin Peaks: 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Service will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Adelaide's Catholic Church. 27457 E. Base Line.

Highland. Interment will follow at Mt. View Mortuary and Cemetery. 570 E. Highland San Bernardino.

WILBERT C. CLINTON Air Force veteran Wilbert C. Clinton. 91. of San Bernardino died Monday of cancer at home.

Clinton, a native of Webbwood Ontario. Canada, lived in San Bernardino 43 years. He retired as a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force after 36 years. He was a member of the Retired Officers Association, San Bernardino Shrine, Scottish Rite of San Bernardino and the First Presbyterian Church of San Bernardino. Survivors include his wife.

Mildred: two sons. William F. of Rialto and Robert F. of San Bernardino: his brother. Frank E.

of Grand Junction. three grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at drove Colonial Mortuary. 738 E.

Highland San Bernardino. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Montecito Memorial Park. Waterman Avenue and Barton Road in Colton. A memorial service will follow at 11:30 a.m.

Thursdayat First Presbyterian Church. 1900 N. San Bernardino. JACK CRAWFORD Aircraft bonder Jack Crawford. 63.

of San Bernardino, died Friday of lung cancer at Vitas Hospice of San Bernardino. Crawford, a native of Titus-ville. lived in San Bernardino 20 years. He worked as an aircraft bonder for Rohr Industries in Riverside for 33 years. He was a Navy veteran and recipient of the National Service Medal.

Survivors include two daughters. Diane Larkin and Sandy Carter; two brothers. William Nonomaque and Robert; and four grandchildren. Private service and interment will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Riverside National Cemetery.

Aaron Cremation and Burial Services in Highland is directing. REGINA DAVIS Fontana resident Hegina Davis. 36. of Fontana died Friday at Kaiser Pernia-nente Medical Center in Fontana. The cause of death is unknown, pending a doctor's report.

Davis, a native of Los Angeles, lived in Fontana 33 years. She was a homemaker for 10 years. She was a member of Loveland Church in Fontana. Survivors include her son. Ty-rane of Fontana: her daughter.

La Causha of Fontana. her mother, Margie of Fontana; and three brothers. Alvin. Kenzie and Keith, all of Fontana: and three sisters. Marceline Johnson and Gail, both of San Bernardino, and Maria of Fontana.

Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today at Palms Chapel Mortuary. 16918 Base Line, Fontana. Service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Temple Missionary Baptist Church.

1583 W. Union San Bernardino. Interment will follow at Green Acres Memorial Park. 11715 Cedar liloom-ington. HOWARD J.

DAVISON Sheet metal worker Howard J. Davison, 75, of Rialto died Sunday at Kaiser Perma nente Medical Center in Fontana. The cause of death is unknown, pending a doctor's report. Davison, a native of Goose Creek, Texas, lived in Rialto 46 years. He was an Air Force sheet metal worker for 30 years.

Survivors include two sons, Howard of Alaska and John of Clovis; three daughters. Wilma In Memoriam Death notices in this column are pre- pared by The Sun's classified adver- Using department. For information, please call (909) 8R8-3252. EILEEN C. MEAD, 93, went to be with her Lord on Thursday March 20, 1997 at Our Lady of i Lourdes Hospital.

She was deceased by her husband George J. Mead in 1986, a Son and Daughter-in-law George J. and Dorothy L. Mead. She is survived by her Son and Daughter-in-law Wendell W.

and Shirley J. Mead of Chenango Bridge, NY. 5 Grandchildren and their spouses; Ronald C. and Jeanette Mead of Rochester, NY. John and Phyllis Hromalik of Tampa, FL.

George J. and Kim-berly Mead of Lexington, KY. Debra and Cliff Bennett of Greenwood, CA. Cathy and Stephen Runnels of Pilot Hill, CA. 12 Great Grandchildren and 2 Great Great Grandchildren.

She resided in Rialto, Ca. and other San Bernardino County Cities for over 60 yrs. Moving to the Binghampton area she resided at the Hilltop Independent Living Center. Mrs. Mead will be missed -by her many special friends at the Hilltop Retirement Center, in Johnson City, NY.

area and in, California. Graveside services will be held on Thursday March 27 at 2 PM at the Mountain View Cemetery, San Bernardino, CA. Those wishing may make Memorial Contributions to the Hilltop Wellness Center, 286 Deyo Hill Johnson City, NY. 13790. Mark B.

Shaw Mortuary Directing. COMPLETE SERVICES: On Site Cfemjtfiry Complete Funeral Par luges Open Door Polity- Allows Vtewimj Of Facility Crime "I don't know what they were arguing about." said Cpl. Nate Harley of the Fontana Police Department. Between four and eight shots were fired. A bullet struck the office door just outside the gymnasium, spidering the glass and ripping a hole in the office wall.

Across the hall from the indoor gymnasium is a teen center. The center also has an after school program for children. On Monday and Wednesday nights the gym is open until 9 p.m. for anyone to play basketball for free. Some of the people at the center were unable to give police a good description of the shooter, or possibly were afraid to talk.

Harley said. The center. 6362 Citrus has been a trouble spot for police in the past but recently has been peaceful. "Years ago it had some problems drugs, shots being fired, sometimes they had a party or a fight. But in the last few years it has been pretty quiet." Harley said.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call Fontana Police Department investigators at (9091 360 7720. by highway official says Crime Dewhirst said some were aborted so early they were only tissue, and it was impossible to say how many products of conception were involved. Typically, aborted fetuses are classed as medical waste and are incinerated at facilities licensed to dispose of such material. The fetuses may have been on their way to disposal, but it is not likely that they would have been transported in an open vehicle where the box could have dropped out. The coroner's office will keep the fetuses until the sheriffs investigation is complete and the district attorney's office decides whether to prosecute.

Among the possible crimes that could be charged is illegal dumping. Several groups have contacted the coroner's office about arranging for burial of the fetuses once the investigation is over, Dewhirst said. "We have told them to send us a letter stating who they are and what they want to do so when the DA advises us, we can make a decision." he said. "At that point some of these people may not be interested. It could take several months." Shooting follows argument during pickup basketball game at Fontana community center.

By Sonja Lewis Sun Staff Writer FONTANA An argument during a pickup basketball game at a city community center ended with the shooting of a San Bernardino man and his 4-year-old daughter. Neither was seriously injured. The man, 25, as shot Monday while playing a pick-up game of basketball at the Jesse Turner Center, police said. The girl was standing beside him when the shooting occurred about 7:45 p.m. The man was shot in the legs, his daughter in the foot.

Both were taken to San Bernardino County Community Medical Center, where they were expected to be treated and released. Police are looking for the assailant, who was believed to have been driving a white Ford Astro van. The two men were playing basketball when an argument broke out, police said. One of the men then left through the indoor gym. went outside and returned with an assault rifle.

Fetuses found were aborted, Deputies say they have narrowed down where fetuses that were found in Chino Hills probably came from. By Pamela Fitzsimmons Sun Staff Writer Human fetuses found earlier this month by the side of a Chino Hills highway were all aborted some in very early stages, others older than 20 weeks, a deputy coroner said Tuesday. San Bernardino County sheriffs deputies have narrowed down the location where the fetuses likely came from but are not yet ready to release details, a spokesman said. Two juveniles playing in a field off Highway 71 on March 14 found the fetuses in containers placed in a cardboard box. Because of the precise way in which the fetuses were packaged, it appeared they came from an abortion clinic.

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